Doug

Doug

@dougincanberra.bsky.social

Interested in public policy, irregular theology, Geelong Cats, Green politics. Also found on @Dougincanberra

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Kaz Cooke
@kazcooke.bsky.social

We keep telling the government - we don't want automated robo-debt, or data centres everywhere, or aged-care assessment by algorithm, or non-professional NDIS decisions. Employ real people. Pay real wages. Fix hospitals & schools. Tax the squillionaires & giant companies. Can't be any clearer.

Penny Allman-Payne@pennyallmanpayne.com

Older people have been saying this for months. Labor's automation of aged care assessments has been a disaster, under-assessing need and priority, denying care and driving up waitlists. It's past time to bin the whole thing and put humans back in charge of decision-making.

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Senator David Shoebridge
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

No one should have to choose between the life they’ve built here in Australia and the parents they left behind. The Greens are fighting for a system that lets families have both. Because of a go-slow on processing by Govt a parent visa today means waiting 18 to up to 42 years.

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+972 Magazine
@972mag.com

How Israel’s outgoing government remade the West Bank A special project by +972 and @mekomit.bsky.social documents the transformation of an already fragmented territory, with the occupation intruding into every aspect of Palestinian life. www.972mag.com/israel-gover...

972mag.comHow Israel’s outgoing government remade the West BankExpanded land seizures, military restrictions, mass displacement, and over 100 new Jewish settlements have transformed an already fragmented territory — and the very fabric of Palestinian life.

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Jan Rosenow
@janrosenow.bsky.social

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

bbc.co.uk'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclearAfter defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.

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André Brett
@drdrehistorian.bsky.social

"But the preferred option comes with a price tag of more than half a billion." Oh no! We couldn't possibly run hourly trains between two of the North Island's three biggest cities for a price tag as steep as *checks notes* 1/7th the cost of a motorway to save a few minutes on the drive to Northland

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social

New central Hamilton station and hourly trains to Auckland in Te Huia revamp proposal

rnz.co.nzNew central Hamilton station and hourly trains to Auckland in Te Huia revamp proposalA new central Hamilton railway station and hourly trains to Auckland are focal in a plan proposed to revamp inter-regional passenger train service Te Huia.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

Wow! I was not expecting that.

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com

Alaska authorities strongly oppose the Trump DOJ’s attempted “interference” in the election. This is significant because there were concerns the state—which sought to DQ the second Sullivan—would take the same side. But it didn’t. Quite the contrary. buff.ly/EJHtDpX

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The Australia Institute
@australiainstitute.org.au

“Offsets are designed to allow business as usual at bargain prices for Australia’s biggest polluters,” Research Director Rod Campbell in The Australian. For more on why offsets are dodgy, listen to this episode of What's the Point? ⤵️ australiainstitute.org.au/post/whats-the-point-of-offsets/

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Refugees
@refugees.skyfleet.blue

Statement from the Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan: one year on from the 26 October 2025 Atrocity in El Fasher [EN/AR] #Refugees

reliefweb.intStatement from the Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan: one year on from the 26 October 2025 Atrocity in El Fasher [EN/AR]Country: Sudan Sources: European Union, Government of Canada, Government of Denmark, Government of France, Government of Germany, Government of Ireland, Government of Norway, Government of Sierra Leone, Government of Sweden, Government of the Netherlands, Government of the United Kingdom Please refer to the attached file. Statement on the 26 October 2025 Atrocity in El Fasher from members of the Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan: Canada, Denmark, the European Union, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the UK. One year ago, on 26 October 2025, the violence in and around El Fasher reached a devastating peak following months of siege and escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Civilians were subjected to horrific atrocities including mass killings, ethnically motivated killings, summary executions, torture, disappearances, forced recruitment, arbitrary detentions, and widespread sexual and gender-based violence. Entire communities were forcibly displaced, and humanitarian access was obstructed, exacerbating hunger, insecurity, human suffering and deprivation. Today, the Coalition for Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan stands together to remember and recognise the suffering of victims and survivors, and reaffirm our shared determination to prevent further atrocities and pursue accountability. The findings of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan have laid bare the scale and severity of violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human rights law committed in and around El Fasher. The Coalition supports the UN Fact-Finding Mission and its work, and welcomes the recent renewal of its mandate. We also welcome the work of the African Union’s Fact-Finding Mission, and its collaboration with the UN. One year on, many civilians continue to bear the consequences of these atrocities. Across Sudan, civilians continue to be victims of violence, including systemic and widespread use of sexual violence, displacement, attacks on civilian infrastructure and restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The growing use of drones in attacks affecting civilians, and civilian infrastructure is deepening humanitarian needs and protection risks. Taken together, this demonstrates that the risk of further large-scale atrocities in Sudan remains acute. Restrictions on humanitarian access and repeated attacks on humanitarian actors, local and frontline responders are unacceptable, and are compounding the suffering of millions of Sudanese civilians. This anniversary is a reminder that we must act collectively to prevent their repetition. Justice and accountability are vital to achieving sustainable peace in Sudan. Victims and survivors deserve justice and accountability for the heinous crimes perpetrated during this conflict. Those responsible for serious violations and abuses must be investigated and held to account. The Coalition will continue working with Sudanese and international partners to support credible accountability processes, including the work of the International Criminal Court concerning Darfur, and meaningful transitional justice for the people of Sudan. Sudanese human rights defenders and civil society organisations play a crucial role in supporting victims and survivors, documenting abuses, and ensuring that Sudanese perspectives help shape future accountability and justice efforts. Often working at great personal risk, they are indispensable partners in the pursuit of peace, justice and accountability. Victims of conflict related sexual violence must have safe and confidential access to medical, psychosocial and legal support. There is no military solution to this conflict. The war must end. The Coalition calls on all parties to comply fully with international humanitarian law, including by protecting civilians and facilitating safe, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access. We also call on all states to comply with international law, and use their influence to protect civilians, prevent further atrocities and help bring this devastating conflict to an end, including by ceasing to arm, finance and otherwise enable the war in Sudan, and by fully respecting UN sanctions including the arms embargo on Darfur. One year after El Fasher, our message is clear: the victims will not be forgotten, survivors will be heard, and we will continue to pursue accountability for those responsible.

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Senator David Shoebridge
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

Our country stands at a critical crossroads. Change must occur - but what kind of change? And crucially, for who? I'm presenting our alternative vision for this country at the National Press Club this Wednesday, 12:30pm AEDT. Tune in live on ABC TV & iView.

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Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social

"The report found Israeli authorities and forces had continued to 'commit genocidal acts' even after the so-called ceasefire in Gaza, 'with the intent to destroy the Palestinian people'." No surprise that this got hardly any mainstream coverage. #GazaGenocide www.nine.com.au/world-news/m...

nine.com.auBombshell UN report accuses Israel of genocide hours before electionIsraelis will go to the polls today in the first national elections since the October 7 attacks.

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Pete Milne
@petemilne.bsky.social

After 5 years of study, WA's independent environmental watchdog found Woodside's Browse gas project was an unacceptable environmental risk on multiple grounds. Read the confidential 2023 documents obtained by Boiling Cold in my story in The Guardian.

theguardian.comEndangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog saysExclusive: EPA flags oil spill risk from proposed gasfield and threat to pygmy blue whales

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Possum
@pollytics.bsky.social

Let me tell you a story about the politics of Australia: Over the last 28 years generally, but over the last decade particularly, I've done a lot of politics outside of Australia. Last week, an organisation I work with called me in for a meeting mostly among people like me around the world /n

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Brian Kaylor
@briankaylor.bsky.social

My report on a Sunday evening rally at church in Wichita that featured GOP candidates & lots of rightwing preachers attacking faith of Rev. Adam Hamilton (while also supporting Trump): publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/sunday-nig...

publicwitness.wordandway.orgSunday Night Rally at Church in Doug Wilson’s Denomination Targets Adam Hamilton’s FaithKansas Sen. Roger Marshall is a longtime mainline Protestant. But on Sunday, he joined numerous evangelical pastors in attacking the United Methodist Church.

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Word&Way
@wordandway.bsky.social

As the Sunday night service relitigated the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy of the last century, rightwing evangelical preachers called on Roger Marshall’s Democratic opponent, Rev. Adam Hamilton, to repent — while also praising President Donald Trump.

publicwitness.wordandway.orgSunday Night Rally at Church in Doug Wilson’s Denomination Targets Adam Hamilton’s FaithKansas Sen. Roger Marshall is a longtime mainline Protestant. But on Sunday, he joined numerous evangelical pastors in attacking the United Methodist Church.

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Adam Morton
@adammorton.bsky.social

Worth reading, worth sharing. bsky.app/profile/read...

Graham Readfearn@readfearn.bsky.social

The Australian newspaper has been claiming a "forensic audit report" shows BoM's temperature data has "widespread error". For 15 years climate sceptics have been claiming a conspiracy around the data. Is anything different this time?

theguardian.comThe BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature CheckAn ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

David Shoebridge asks Don Farrell if he’s aware the Sumud Flotilla was trying to provide aid to starving Palestinians. Farrell rambles, starts talking about a book he read on Hitler’s “shocking treatment of the Jews” Shoebridge “Minister I’ll draw you back to my question…” 🙄

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Senator David Shoebridge
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

As First Nations spokesperson for the Greens I'm deeply concerned that the NT Govt has cancelled funding to the Bush Bus and cut whole communities off - I'm calling on the Federal Government to follow this up and do whatever possible to make sure people aren't just stranded.

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stranger
@strangerous.bsky.social

Shoebridge shreds NACC CEO Philip Reed after FOI reveals another conflict of interest breach where he let the new Acting Dep Commissioner improperly sit on a panel—a day after new rules were set Reed says it wasn’t his job to call it out as he was “not chairing the meeting”🤦‍♂️ffs

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John Quiggin
@johnquiggin.bsky.social

Simon WInder in Danubia on the C18 Austrian Navy “the only role of small navies is to be sunk by larger ones”. True today, with the addendum that the main role of large navies is to be sunk by planes, missiles and drones.

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Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social

When Farrell says "I'm trying to put it in perspective, Senator Shoebridge", is he implying that Israel starving Palestinians is somehow justified because of how the Nazis treated Jews?? That's the only obscene 'logic' I can draw from his rambling rant. #GazaGenocide #auspol

stranger@strangerous.bsky.social

David Shoebridge asks Don Farrell if he’s aware the Sumud Flotilla was trying to provide aid to starving Palestinians. Farrell rambles, starts talking about a book he read on Hitler’s “shocking treatment of the Jews” Shoebridge “Minister I’ll draw you back to my question…” 🙄

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Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social

"If Wilson is genuinely concerned with fighting antisemitism, she should explain why her party has not ruled out doing preference deals with One Nation, which has run holocaust deniers for Parliament and has extensive links to neo-nazis and white supremacists.” 💥🎯👏👏👏 #springst #auspol

Jewish Council of Australia@jewishcouncilau.bsky.social

We condemn the political threats made by Opposition Leader Jess Wilson on Sunday and reject her misleading connection between protest of Israel’s genocide and the horrific Bondi attack. Protesting a livestreamed genocide is not antisemitic. Our release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2026/10/jewi...

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The Point
@thepointau.bsky.social

In 2024–25, Sportsbet, Tabcorp, bet365 and Ladbrokes won a whopping $5.5 billion from Australian punters. Despite these big winnings, they reported a profit of just $0.4 billion, resulting in tax payments of $0.09 billion. Read the full piece on The Point: https://sbrew.link/gkTT9ARv

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Royce Kurmelovs
@roycerk2.bsky.social

As someone who covered Robodebt in part, it's clear nothing has really changed. Worse: the politics of federal Labor on social security are baffling. We keep hearing about how people have "lost trust in institutions". Wiping these debts seem a simple answer to help. Instead, they rewrote the rules.

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